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It’s been a long hard road to losing this weight. I’m not sure if it’s age related but I feel like my weight does not want to budge. My motivation was a wedding in Connecticut over Labor Day weekend. It was my first time visiting my husband’s home state. I am in love with CT! My kids had a great time also. We flew in Boston and spent an afternoon at Boston’s Children’s Museum. My kids are still raving about it! They want to go back. Megan said it was “the awesomest day ever!”

Our kids were Cong and Dieu’s flower girls. My 3 year old freaked out during the walk down the aisle, dumped the entire basket of flowers and high tailed outta there. My husband luckily was there, scooped her up and made the trek down the aisle with a nervous flower girl.

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My new year began with all 4 of us sick – my two kids with pneumonia and my husband and I with something like allergies. I have been battling the coughing, sneezing and congestion with only Zyrtec on hand. It’s the only medicine I’m comfortable taking while pregnant.

Even though both my kids are sick, they are as active as usual. I don’t know where they get the energy. We mostly spent that energy indoors today. New Year’s Day wasn’t as cold as Christmas Day but it was pretty windy.

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Finally! It’s cold enough in Houston, Texas to actually bring out the winter clothes. It’s been a very mild winter here and I see all the blogs highlighting winter clothes like coats, boots, sweaters etc, but I couldn’t bring myself to wear all those things in high 70 degree weather.

Well, today Christmas Day, not only did Santa bring me a little some-something (see the Tiffany WOC) but he also brought his North Pole windy and cold weather. When I took these pictures, it was only 67 degrees but the wind made it feel like it was in the 50s. By morning tomorrow, it’s expected that we will received some SNOW! It doesn’t snow often here. Maybe every 3 or so years, we get an inch of snow. It is fun and my kids have been asking “Where’s the snow?”

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I just had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with my family – all 11 of us! My aunt and uncle treated us to a great Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving to me is a wonderful holiday that’s as special as Christmas time.

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It’s been about a month and a half since I posted on this blog. I feel really bad for not updating with any thing. Well from this post’s title, you might have guessed it: I’m expecting!

I am 20 weeks along and this pregnancy will be my third for those readers who did not know. We have been trying for over 6 months and there was a time when I thought I couldn’t conceive. Along with my expanding waistline, this pregnancy has been very different from my previous two.

I was a rock with my first two – no morning sickness, no cravings. This pregnancy has been filled with moments of illness, nausea, cramps, back aches, and intense hip pain. And I’m only half way through!

My cravings have intenstified way much more than before. With my first two pregnancy, I didn’t really crave for anything except sweets. I didn’t have an aversion to anything either. This third pregnancy – I dislike fish and beef! In the beginning, the look and smell of fish and beef set me off – it was uncontrollable nausea. Very strange.

Usually, the last two months of pregnancy really becomes difficult due to the weight gain, belly size, and the braxton hicks. But my aches and pains started much earlier – as early as 10 weeks. My hips and back are oh so achy! I feel decrepit! My doctor said this is normal for third pregnancies because my body just knew what to do to prepare for labor – my body just went from normal to accelerated mode.

I’m going to start blogging bits by bits now that I’m feeling up better. Lots of things are going on the last quarter of this year. I have so much stuff planned that I feel I need some sort of miracle. In a couple of days, I’ll be heading off to Vegas for a 2 day convention. Twenty-five days later, the four of us are going to Disney World. Then it’s Emma’s Birthday, Christmas and finally after New Year’s will be Megan’s Birthday. So much fun filled days with lots of planning still to come.

Oh and a lagniappe from Kohls!Kohls.com has offered 10% off to readers of my blog. Please use UBLOGTEN at checkout. Offer expires October 24, 2012.

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I'm Helen and thank you for visiting my personal blog. I own my business with my husband and we have 3 beautiful girls. My blog is about my journey to get and stay healthy, and my love for fashion. I dabble in many stuff such as DIYs, decorating, and parenting tips that worked for me. I want my blog to inspire and motivate others who are on the same path as me.

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